"Thank You For Not Morphing"

Description: "The sisters' estranged father returns, but trouble arises when he teams up with the new neighbors, who are actually shape-shifters trying to steal the Book of Shadows. Meanwhile, a handyman comes to the manor to help the girls."

"Daddy's Home!" Those words are almost non-existent in the lives of the Halliwell sisters. I was so surprised when Victor revealed himself as the girls' father. I was like, "Oh, heck no!" I know Prue had the same thought running through her head too. I don't blame Prue though because I would feel the same way if this had happened to me. What kind of father leaves his children when they are small and doesn't return again for twenty years? I don't know what kind of audacity and reasoning he has to come back and expect a happy reunion after all that time and hard feelings. Every child needs their father in their lives, especially during the younger years when they are the most impressionable. It is a well-known fact that girls tend to model who they are going to marry in the future after their own fathers. The episode got kind of confusing because there for a while viewers didn't know if Victor was working for the shape-shifters or not. The producers could have done a better job of showing what side of the equation Victor was actually on, because we didn't quite know how to classify him. Is he a good guy who wants to get closer to his daughters, or is he a bad guy who's just trying to get closer to his daughters so he can steal the Book of Shadows? If we're thinking logically though, Victor is a mortal so what would he really do with the book anyway? Speaking of these shape-shifters, I wonder how long they had been living next to the Halliwells waiting for them to gain their powers. Or maybe they only moved their recently knowing that by living next to the Charmed Ones, they could get closer to them. What makes me wonder what they did to the previous owners in order to obtain the house. My favorite quote of this episode is when Piper says, "Hold on, last week we had no dad and this week we have two?!" Too funny! Leave it to Piper to make light and humor of such a tense situation. I was really proud of Prue that she found a way to save her dad and get rid of the demons at the same time. If Prue had sacrificed her dad, it would have shown their were still some hard feelings there and she doesn't forgive easily. Prue put aside her differences where it mattered the most though which is the important part. In the end, I don't think anyone was surprised when Victor disappeared again. Victor strikes me as the type of guy that can't stay in one place for very long, and feels the need to constantly keep moving around. The wounds of losing their father and not having him in their lives are still there, but the sisters can now finally begin to heal. I thought that the video Victor left for them was a really thoughtful gift, because the girls were able to see how their family was back when their mom was alive and Victor was around. This is also the first episode where Leo Wyatt makes his face shown. For now just as a handyman, but this will soon change in the future. I'm not going to give anything away though, you're just going to have to stay tuned! Leo is very good looking though and I think Piper and Phoebe both agree with me! "May the power of three set you free!" Keep reading and watching!

Peace, Love, and Charmed!